This was down across the trail, all of the tree was rotten, what are the chances the burl is good. What is the best way to cut this off?
chainsaw as close as you can to main stem.Sometimes you can tell whether its solid or a hollow shell to varying degrees by tapping on it with your axe or boot.....
If I had brought an extra chain with me today, we could tell what shape it's in. That old Birch was a dirty azz tree.
looks like an insect burl with the open holes/lines. If you decide to cut it use a chain that needs sharpening anyways (one with little life left) go for it. Cut above it first, see how a far the damage is before you go all in
Or, if you know of someone that has a band saw with a higher cut capacity, you could end up with some nice slabs/breadboards.
Depending on the damage, a carver can use power grinders to hollow it out and make a free form bowl. Small carvings can be made of salvaged pieces.
Zap, how often do you see burls when your cutting? I think that's the first one I have seen you post here. How is your stacking coming along?
Not any from all the trees I've saved from the rot, (that I can recall) we do have trees that are standing with burls on them. The stacking should start up again this week. I'll be cleaning the saws tonight along with sharpening some chains, after I get this trail open I'll get the next stack going. This weekend I should start bringing out that uprooted Cherry I took care of this summer, I also have some White Pine that I bucked up that needs splitting and stacking. Working through the summer has put me ahead on my work in the woods so come the end of October, you should see me just working more on the trails that we don't use much.
